Shortcuts for Data Entry and Survey Applications

Database applications, no matter how well designed, present challenges that you won’t find in any other application type. The fact that a database application is responsible for moving mission-critical data means there’s added complexity to consider. A database application has to manage that data for many users at the same time. In short, database applications are the most difficult to create and likely the type you’ll run into most often.

The following sections won’t solve all of your database application problems. I could write entire books on just one database management system (DBMS), much less try to cover them all in one section of a chapter. These tips will help you with some of the problems ...

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